Taming the Monster

"The 'it's our money' theme is starting to sound a bit dated. Using our tax dollars for legitimate purposes does not make our elected federal officials 'socialists, pimps or clowns,' as you pontificated. We have been told and I presume that you agree, that our country is at war..."

All good points, Mark. But my point is this: priorities -- spend where you have to.

Keep us safe and our weakest protected, that's the job of government. Here's what isn't the job of government: almost everything else.

We've created a monster and it's the government.

It exists to keep existing and growing and spreading its tentacles into each and every aspect of our lives.

It creates huge bureaucracies to feed the poor, but can't muster simple food to give the poor.

It creates a system where congressmen justify their existence not by what they do, but by the federal bacon they take home: The bridge. The tunnel. The ship. The mindless million-dollar study on earthworms.

Well you know what? I don't want their bacon. They can stuff their bacon. Because 435 guys bringing home bacon for each of us means a huge bill for all of us.

We get more dependent and the government gets more insidious.

The point is not that government can't do some things right. It's just that we can do most things better.

Remember that old line, a government that's big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take away everything you have. So, priorities for what matter and not a penny more for things that don't matter.

If a bureaucrat is telling you he can't make it while sucking off a third to close to half what everyone makes in this country, then something's wrong with that bureaucrat. And something's very wrong with this country.

Neil Cavuto serves as senior vice president, anchor and managing editor for both FOX News Channel (FNC) and FOX Business Network (FBN). He is anchor of FNC's Your World with Cavuto - the number one rated cable news program for the 4 p.m. timeslot - as well as the FNC Saturday show Cavuto on Business. He also hosts Cavuto on FBN weeknights at 8 p.m. In addition to anchoring daily programs and breaking news specials on FNC and FBN, Cavuto oversees business news content for both networks and FNC's weekend business shows, including Bulls & Bears, Forbes on Fox, and Cashin' In. Click here for more on Neil Cavuto.